diff --git a/roles/kde-backup/templates/backup-fiesta.sh b/roles/kde-backup/templates/backup-fiesta.sh
index b6b9bf6..c299923 100755
--- a/roles/kde-backup/templates/backup-fiesta.sh
+++ b/roles/kde-backup/templates/backup-fiesta.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 LOCATION=/root/{{backup_directory}}
 
+# Secure the backups
+umask 0077
+
 # Cleanup old backups
 find $LOCATION/ -name '*gz' -mtime +7 | xargs rm -f
 
 # Grab a list of system packages and the system configuration
 dpkg -l > $LOCATION/dpkg.`date +%w`
 tar -czf $LOCATION/crontabs.`date +%w`.tgz -C / var/spool/cron/
 tar -czf $LOCATION/etc.`date +%w`.tgz -C / etc/
 
-# Secure the backups
-chmod -R 700 $LOCATION
-
 # Send them off to the backup server
 cd $LOCATION/..
 rsync --timeout=600 --delete -a backup -4 {{gohma_backup_user}}@micrea.kde.org: